Stories

Sondera 1974 :: A New Era
Where experience will meet leather, wine, and community in a beautiful, experience-driven space. I hope you'll join me for the ride. ✦✦✦ Before the studio walls showcase the stories of...
Sondera 1974 :: A New Era
Where experience will meet leather, wine, and community in a beautiful, experience-driven space. I hope you'll join me for the ride. ✦✦✦ Before the studio walls showcase the stories of...

The Foundation Pieces That Made 1974
When it was time to rebrand back in 2022... the ideas were flowing out of me. I recently had acquired some amazing Italian, vegetable tanned leather with the most beautiful...
The Foundation Pieces That Made 1974
When it was time to rebrand back in 2022... the ideas were flowing out of me. I recently had acquired some amazing Italian, vegetable tanned leather with the most beautiful...

What is Vegetable Tanned Leather?
Here at 1974... all accessories are made with vegetable tanned leather. This means that the by-product animal hides are tanned with various tree bark/plant based tannins instead of toxic chromium or chrome...
What is Vegetable Tanned Leather?
Here at 1974... all accessories are made with vegetable tanned leather. This means that the by-product animal hides are tanned with various tree bark/plant based tannins instead of toxic chromium or chrome...

Late Summer
The light outside is already different. The low-country air is still heavy, but softer somehow. The busy sounds of high summer subside and afternoon porch time becomes a little more...
Late Summer
The light outside is already different. The low-country air is still heavy, but softer somehow. The busy sounds of high summer subside and afternoon porch time becomes a little more...

A Trusted Companion
I was in the studio today hand finishing details on your wallet and pondering over those amazing stories you tell. Can’t wait to hear more as you head out on the...
A Trusted Companion
I was in the studio today hand finishing details on your wallet and pondering over those amazing stories you tell. Can’t wait to hear more as you head out on the...
S.74 Legacy Riders
you’re the star gazers. the indie spirited. marching to your own drum. the ones who see beyond the surface. the ones who possess effortless individuality…going about this world with humility, kindness… boldness. this list is for you.
it’s a trail-marked letter… slow. quiet. intentional. it bears a cadence that mimics the artisan ways of life at Sondera… and it’s always worth opening. You’ll receive different kinds of notes from me—stories, process, rituals, rare finds. They’re not on a schedule, just stitched into the rhythm of the month.
Not everyone’s meant to be here… but if you feel it, Letter No. 1 arrives when you do.